10 Best Myrtle Beach Hotels for Families

Looking for an affordable family getaway in the Southeast? Consider Myrtle Beach. This value-oriented family-friendly South Carolina beach destination and popular spring break getaway spot offers a slew of kid-friendly hotels, including a handful with indoor water park features such as pools, lazy rivers, and waterslides to lure families all year long.

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Marriott's OceanWatch Villas at Grande Dunes

••• Marriott Vacation Club

This luxurious oceanfront Marriott Vacation Club property gets sky-high marks for families, thanks to its plush two-bedroom villas with full kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas, lush grounds that feature several swimming pools, splashpad, waterslide, and whirlpools. There are sports courts, children's programming, and a fabulous three-story treehouse playground for kids. Along with on-site restaurants and a coffee shop, there's a convenience store where you can stock your kitchen with snacks or meal ingredients.

Marina Inn at Grande Dunes

••• Marina Inn at Grande Dunes

This resort has some serious kid-friendly bona fides, including multi-bedroom suites, a complimentary DVD library, and a childrens program. But if you're looking for a location right on the ocean, the Marina Inn is not it. (The property does offer a free air-conditioned shuttle to a private beach, about five minutes away.) Still, this is a great place for families, with a great location far from the bustle of the Grand Strand.

Dunes Village Resort

••• Dunes Village Resort

The first thing to know abut this oceanfront resort is that it is expansive, with two towers that house nearly 500 rooms ranging from studios to four-bedroom condos. It also offers 30,000-square-foot indoor waterpark that caters especially well to the younger set. There are squirting elephants, a submarine that sprays water, a lazy river, fountains, waterfalls, and several hot tubs.

Coral Beach Resort & Suites

••• Coral Beach Resort & Suites

With its oceanfront location and a poolscape with 10 swimming pools, lazy river and splashpad, the mid-priced Coral Beach Resort offers a ton of fun for families. But that's not all. There's also an eight-lane bowling alley, games room, and kids center. Rooms and suites are spacious and feature flatscreen TVs and microwaves.

Landmark Resort

••• Landmark Resort

Take your pick of water features at this Myrtle Beach resort. Kids will love the indoor Play Zone and kid-size lazy river, while adults can relax in the 300-foot indoor lazy river and any of five indoor whirlpools, and everyone can play together in the large indoor pool. Rooms are spacious, with a flatscreen TV, balcony, refrigerator, microwave and free wi-fi. Beyond the pools and waterpark features, there is a nine-hole mini golf course and an arcade.

Crown Reef Resort

••• Crown Reef Resort

The Crown Reef Resort offers plenty of ways to stay active inside when the weather is too cool or rainy for the beach. Highlights include two four-story enclosed twisty waterslides that release into indoor pools, an 8-foot kiddie slide, and a large water play area with a treehouse and water jets. There are multiple dining options, an arcade, and a great ice cream shop on-site.

Captains Quarters

••• Captain's Quarters

Another family-friendly option, Captains Quarters offers a large indoor pool, 262-foot lazy river, whirlpool, and kiddie lazy river. There are multiple dining options and also a bowling alley and an arcade.

Caravelle Resort

••• Caravelle Resort

Whatever the weather, you can enjoy a beach view from the 7th-floor indoor pool at the condo-style Caravelle Resort. There's also a blocklong outdoor poolscape with several pools and splashpads as well as a game room.